Charles H. Patterson
Charles Henry Patterson, son of William and Frances Mary (Shepard) Patterson,
was born January 20, 1840, at Henniker, New Hampshire. He received the foundation of
his preparatory education in part at the High School in Manchester, New Hampshire,
and partly at Hanover, New Hampshire, and entered college at the beginning of the Fall
term, August 24, 1860.
Immediately after graduating, he went to Washington, D. C., and accepted a
position as clerk in the Treasury Department, where he remained until August, 1866.
During the period of his clerkship, he pursued the study of law, and attended lectures at
Columbian Law School, Washington, D. C., from which school he received the degree of
Bachelor of Laws in 1866. He has never practised his profession of law. In August, 1866,
he removed to New York City, where he received an appointment as clerk in the
Coupon Division of the United States Sub-Treasury. In July, 1868, he was appointed
Deputy United States Assistant Treasurer, which position he occupied until June 8, 1882,
at which time he was elected Assistant Cashier of the Fourth National Bank of New
York City, which office of trust he holds at the present time. As to any other positions of
trust, he says he doesn't ask anybody to trust him.
He is a member of the Presbyterian church. In politics, he is an Independent
Republican.
He was married November 17, 1868, to Miss Fannie A. Holden, of Lowell,
Massachusetts. They have three children: Frederick Holden, born June 27, 1870; Edith,
born August 26, 1874, and Roswell, Miller, born September 15, 1876.
Source: "Memorialia
of the Class of '64 in Dartmouth College" complied by
John C. Webster, Shepard & Johnston, Printers, 1884,
Chicago
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